A living laboratory will be created in the next five years in the waterside district of Aspern, one of the largest urban development projects in Europe. Here…
Since 2005, the European Union has co-financed 22 projects in 58 cities in the scope of the EU CONCERTO initiative. The objective of these project s is to…
Together with its partners in the FutureHotel joint research project, Fraunhofer IAO is busy building a hotel of the future.The new Hotel Schani in Vienna is…
Via a heating network, the Stadtwerke Crailsheim municipal utility company has used the opportunity to provide the new Hirtenwiesen housing estate with solar…
Construction in Montreal is under a microscope. Now more than ever, municipal builders need to comply with long-term urban planning goals. The difficulties…
But as you race to the third floor, how do you know if the building will hold up? Walls of water are not the only danger. Another potentially lethal challenge…
Leuphana University’s Digital School has entered into the age of collaborative online learning. Less than one week after the start of registration,…
“The use of paper industry waste could bring about economic and environmental benefits as it means that material considered as waste can be reused as raw…
Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from pollution by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant coating.That’s the word…
European knowledge brokerage consortium CORPUS outlines research needs for moving toward sustainable housing in Europe // One third of average citizens’ total…
The material, best known as AAC, has been heralded as the building material of the new millennium. It's a lightweight, easily-crafted manufactured stone,…
The Irish Republic has been one of the countries most hard-hit by the financial crisis; “SERVE has been a success during the deepest crisis Ireland has ever…
That's because a research team that includes Babak Moaveni, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University School of…
A team of BYU engineers has found that by listening to how a highway bridge sings in the rain they can determine serious flaws in the structure.Employing a…
The facade construction used on the new building, designed by architects Jean Paul Viguier et Associés, Paris, comprises a double skin covering a total surface…
The system improves efficiency using controls for radiation, convection and insulation, including a passive ventilation system that pulls air from the…
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